diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 40320eb5bc0e..ece1a8db309c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ static inline bool resource_overlaps(struct resource *r1, struct resource *r2)
        return r1->start <= r2->end && r1->end >= r2->start;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+resource_intersection(struct resource *r1, struct resource *r2, struct resource *r)
+{
+	if (!resource_overlaps(r1, r2))
+		return false;
+	r->start = max(r1->start, r2->start);
+	r->end = min(r1->end, r2->end);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 resource_union(struct resource *r1, struct resource *r2, struct resource *r)
 {